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开源节流 (kāi yuán jié liú): To increase income and reduce spending — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
kāi开

to switch on; open

源 • yuán • source, origin, spring
yuán源

source, origin, spring

节 • jié • festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)] • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
jié节

festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)]

流 • liú • to flow, to drift, to circulate • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
liú流

to flow, to drift, to circulate

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Pinyinkāi yuán jié liú
Meaningto increase income and reduce spending; to practice thrift while boosting revenue
Characters4
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 开源节流.

Words with 开
  • 开车kāi chēto drive a car
  • 开始kāi shǐto begin
  • 开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College
  • 打开dǎ kāito open
  • 分开fēn kāito separate
  • 开会kāi huìto hold a meeting
  • 开机kāi jīto start an engine
  • 开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower
Words with 源
  • 能源néng yuánenergy
  • 资源zī yuán(natural) resources
  • 来源lái yuánsource; origin
  • 根源gēn yuánsource; origin; root
Words with 节
  • 季节jì jiéseason
  • 节日jié rìfestival
  • 节目jié mùprogramme
  • 过节guò jiéto celebrate a festival
Words with 流
  • 交流jiāo liúexchange; communication
  • 流利liú lìfluent
  • 流行liú xíngpopular
  • 河流hé liúriver
源于
yuán yú
has its origins in
  • 源泉yuán quánfountain; source
  • 电源diàn yuánelectric source; power pack
  • 起源qǐ yuánorigin; beginning
    • 节约
    jié yuē
    to save; economise
  • 节假日jié jià rìpublic holiday
  • 细节xì jiédetails; particulars; minutiae
  • 节省jié shěngto economise; save; use sparingly
    • 流传
    liú chuán
    spread; circulate; hand down
  • 流感liú gǎnflu; influenza
  • 流泪liú lèito shed tears
  • 轮流lún liútake turns; rotation
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 开源节流

    gōng公
    sī司
    bì必
    xū须
    kāi开
    yuán源
    jié节
    liú流
    ，
    cái才
    néng能
    dù渡
    guò过
    jīng经
    jì济
    wēi危
    jī机
    。
    The company must increase income and reduce spending to survive the economic crisis.
    zhèng政
    fǔ府
    tuī推
    xíng行
    kāi开
    yuán源
    jié节
    liú流
    jiā家
    tíng庭
    lǐ理
    cái财
    yě也
    yào要
    kāi开
    yuán源
    jié
    chuàng创
    yè业
    chū初
    qī期
    ，
    yí一
    dìng定
    yào要
    kāi开
    tā他
    jiàn建
    yì议
    wǒ我
    men们
    kāi开
    yuán源
    jié节
    de的
    zhèng政
    cè策
    ，
    yǐ以
    gǎi改
    shàn善
    cái财
    zhèng政
    zhuàng状
    kuàng况
    。
    The government implements policies to increase income and reduce spending in order to improve the fiscal situation.
    节
    liú流
    ，
    bù不
    néng能
    zhī只
    kào靠
    jié节
    shěng省
    。
    Family financial management also requires increasing income and reducing spending; you can't rely solely on cutting costs.
    yuán源
    jié节
    liú流
    ，
    fǒu否
    zé则
    hěn很
    nán难
    shēng生
    cún存
    。
    In the early stages of starting a business, you must increase income and reduce spending, otherwise it's hard to survive.
    liú
    流
    ，
    duō多
    zhǎo找
    kè客
    hù户
    ，
    shǎo少
    huā花
    yuān冤
    wǎng枉
    qián钱
    。
    He suggested we increase income and reduce spending: find more clients and waste less money.